The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, promised this Saturday during the G7 summit in Hirosima (Japan) that the strategy on economic security that the institution plans to present in June will be “proportionate” and at the same time “precise” with respect to the challenge of reducing foreign dependencies, especially China. “The […]
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The G7 will put pressure on Russia and assess the risk of “economic coercion” from China
The leaders of the G7 began to arrive this Thursday at Japan for a summit in Hiroshima focused on discussing a tightening of sanctions against Russia and evaluate protection measures against “economic coercion” of China. The Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidareceives the rulers of the other six most advanced economies in the world (Germany, Canada, […]
2026 World Cup teams will be grouped by region to shorten travel, says Infantino
The teams that will compete in the world Cup 2026, based in the United States, Canada and Mexico, will be grouped by region to avoid long trips in the first phase of the tournament, revealed FIFA president Gianni Infantino. At an event in Los Angeles, where the official logo of the Worlds was released, Infantino […]
The G7 advocates for more training and inclusion to sustain the labor market
The labor ministers of the countries of the G7 highlighted the importance of applying the lessons learned from the pandemic and bet on better access to continuous training and more inclusion in the labor market for its sustainability. At the end of their two-day meeting in Kurashikiin the west of Japanthe job holders of the […]
G7 ministers meet to improve agricultural security and sustainability
The Ministers of Agriculture of the countries of the G7 started today in the city japanese of Miyazaki (southwest) the first of two days of meetings in which the improvement of food security and agricultural sustainability will be central. The meetings take place at a time marked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one of […]
US$ 15 million in gold theft investigated at Canadian airport
Five days after the theft of some $15 million in gold and other goods at the Toronto airport (Canada), the Canadian Police have yet to make any arrests and do not appear to have any suspects in the theft. Canadian police revealed Thursday that a container stored in an area of the Toronto airport disappeared […]
Refugees face an “invisible wall” between Canada and the US.
In 2016, Seidu Mohammed frozen all the fingers on his hands when he crossed the border between USA and Canada to ask for shelter. Politicians, experts and Seidu himself fear that the new border agreement signed by the two countries will increase the dangers for migrants. Seidu is a happy man. As he rubs his […]
Canada Requests Formal Negotiations With Mexico On GMO Ban
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Canada has requested formal consultations with Mexico over the Latin American country’s restrictions on genetically modified agricultural imports under a free trade agreement that also includes the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to the matter. Ottawa’s request came Tuesday, according to Bloomberg, a day after Washington requested formal trade consultations […]
Von der Leyen meets Biden at the White House next week
The president of the European ComissionUrsula von der Leyen, travels next week to USA and Canada to meet with the US President, Joe Bidenand the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeauand discuss transatlantic relations, trade, strategic industry partnerships and cooperation in support of Ukraine. As reported today by the European Commission in a statement, Von der […]
Canada donates “deep freezers” to Peru to reinforce vaccine preservation
The government of Canada donated 22 “deep freezers” to Peru that will reinforce the cold chain of vaccines against covid-19 and other diseases that are sent to the different regions of the country, reported this Wednesday the Ministry of Health (Minsa). The Minsa detailed in a statement that it received the donation thanks to the […]